babirussa
IPA: bˈæbɪrˈusʌ
noun
- Alternative form of babiroussa [Any large hoglike quadruped, of the genus Babyrousa, found in the East Indies, sometimes domesticated, with its upper canine teeth or tusks large and recurved.]
Examples of "babirussa" in Sentences
- But the most striking character of the babirussa is to be found in its tusks.
- The babirussa inhabits marshy thickets and forests; and is hunted for its flesh -- which is highly prized both by the natives and foreigners.
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- A good English dictionary includes, for example, such exotic words as babirussa (or babiroussa), a wild hog of the East Indies also known as staghog; peccary (or pecari), a nocturnal gregarious wild swine of the genus Tayyassu which is native to the western hemisphere; wart-hog, an African wild hog of the genus Phacochoerus; boshvark